diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md index 82b38dc..e304db4 100644 --- a/readme.md +++ b/readme.md @@ -314,13 +314,13 @@ Note: info on how the reverse proxies work is not being published at this time i #### Access Token -To use `ChatGPTUnofficialProxyAPI`, you'll need a ChatGPT access token. You can either: +To use `ChatGPTUnofficialProxyAPI`, you'll need an OpenAI access token from the ChatGPT webapp. You can either: 1. Use [acheong08/OpenAIAuth](https://github.com/acheong08/OpenAIAuth), which is a python script to login and get an access token automatically. This works with email + password accounts (e.g., it does not support accounts where you auth via Microsoft / Google). 2. You can manually get an `accessToken` by logging in to the ChatGPT webapp and then opening `https://chat.openai.com/api/auth/session`, which will return a JSON object containing your `accessToken` string. -Access tokens last for ~8 hours (TODO: need to verify the exact TTL). +Access tokens last for ~8 hours. **Note**: using a reverse proxy will expose your access token to a third-party. There shouldn't be any adverse effects possible from this, but please consider the risks before using this method.